Danville High School (Illinois)
Danville High School (DHS) is a public high school located in Danville, Illinois, United States. It is part of Danville District 118, which also includes two middle schools and eight elementary schools.
| Danville High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
202 East Fairchild Street Danville , Illinois 61832 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40.1381°N 87.6267°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Service |
| Opened | 1870 |
| School district | Danville District 118 |
| Superintendent | Alicia Geddis |
| Principal | Tracy Cherry |
| Staff | 151 |
| Teaching staff | 86.81 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,424 (2018–19) |
| Average class size | 21.6 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.40 |
| Campus type | urban |
| Color(s) | Maroon White |
| Athletics | IHSA |
| Athletics conference | Big Twelve |
| Mascot | Odin |
| Team name | Vikings/Lady Vikings |
| Newspaper | Maroon & White |
| Yearbook | Medley |
| Website | dhs |
The school is perhaps best known for four of its alumni who went on to success in acting: Gene Hackman, Ned Luke, the brothers Dick and Jerry Van Dyke, Donald O'Connor; and one who became an important figure in popularizing early twentieth-century popular music, Bobby Short.
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